Pat Quinn's Bad Day at the Fair

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Wednesday marked Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.

But for the governor, it wasn't a very good day.

Pat Quinn arrived at the fairgrounds to a chorus of boos.

Union members, mostly from the AFL-CIO and AFSCME, lobbed vocal displeasure toward the governor during a speech. The boos came in response to his decision to close prisons and mental health facilities as a cost saving measure, among other issues.